mod_rewrite and htaccess password protection together

Question

I am currently trying to combine the two - htaccess password protection and mod_rewrite. My problem is, that the code below is resulting an error: "No input file specified."

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

    DirectoryIndex index.php

    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Password Protected Area"
    AuthUserFile .htpasswd
    Require valid-user

    RewriteEngine on

    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

    RewriteRule ^$    public/    [L]
    RewriteRule (.*) public/$1    [L]
 </IfModule>

Can anyone see, what I am doing wrong?

EDIT #1:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

    DirectoryIndex index.php

    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Password Protected Area"
    AuthUserFile /.htpasswd
    Require valid-user

    RewriteEngine on

    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
    RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]

    RewriteRule ^((?!public/).*)$ public/$1 [L,NC]
 </IfModule>

anubhava · Answer 1 · 2013-10-15T18:56:57.570

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Make sure AuthUserFile has full path to a valid encrypted passwords file.

Rest of the code, have it like this:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

    DirectoryIndex index.php

    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "Password Protected Area"
    AuthUserFile /full/path/to/.htpasswd
    Require valid-user

    RewriteEngine on

    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
    RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]

    RewriteRule ^((?!public/).*)$ /public/$1 [L,NC]
 </IfModule>

edited Oct 15 '13 at 18:56

answered Oct 15 '13 at 17:59

anubhava

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That still results in "No input file specified".. Is that because I haven't typed a correct path for the .htpasswd? :) – denlau Oct 15 '13 at 18:22
Yes it can very well be, check your apache's error.log for exact error. What URL are you using to test it? – anubhava Oct 15 '13 at 18:27
I have added my current file as an edit to my question. How do I check the error.log? I am currently on a host, that I've paid for, so not sure that I can actually access the log? :) – denlau Oct 15 '13 at 18:36
`AuthUserFile /.htpasswd` is invalid. If you have passwd file in DOCUMENT_ROOT then you can use `AuthUserFile ${DOCUMENT_ROOT}/.htpasswd` – anubhava Oct 15 '13 at 18:46
Hmm, I am having BOTH my .htaccess and .htpasswd in the root? And the suggestion above does still give the "input file not specified" :) – denlau Oct 15 '13 at 18:51
I'll try it.. Yes, I have made my own PHP-framework, which handles all the routing according to the $_GET['url'] :) – denlau Oct 15 '13 at 19:00
Hmm, no, it didn't :) – denlau Oct 28 '13 at 16:58
That was wonderfully helpful comment. You're responding after 2 weeks and this cryptic comment which doesn't give any details on what exactly is not working for you. – anubhava Oct 28 '13 at 17:06
Anubhava: I haven't got the code with me at the moment.. I'll give you some more info later tonight. Sorry. :-) – denlau Oct 28 '13 at 17:21

mod_rewrite and htaccess password protection together

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